The Shield have suffered their first pinfall loss in six-man tag team action at the hands of Daniel Bryan, Kane and Randy Orton.

The trio, who will face The Shield in various combinations at WWE Payback today, were anything but a cohesive unit at the top of the night but got it together in time for their six-man main event with Ambrose, Reigns and Rollins.

Bryan and Rollins found themselves as the legal men in a rematch of sorts from their clash on Raw.

Bryan soon put Rollins on the mat and scaled the top rope but had his leg snapped by Ambrose.

By the time Bryan was able to break free Rollins had recovered and rolled out of the way of a diving headbutt, leaving Bryan to crash to the mat.

The Miz built momentum heading into Payback with a win over Cody Rhodes on Main Event.

Miz, who will compete for the Intercontinental Championship on Monday's pay-per-view, took the fight to Rhodes while Wade Barrett, the reigning Intercontinental title holder, watched from behind the commentary table.

Barrett was impressed with The Miz's dedication in the ring despite what he claimed to be an injured arm.

The injured arm prevented The Miz from successfully giving Rhodes a Skull Crushing Finale, said Barrett, and allowed Rhodes to ram Miz shoulder-first against the ring post.

Triple H was back with his sights set once again on Curtis Axel, but again his father-in-law and boss Vince McMahon shut down Triple H’s quest for revenge.  And as WWE’s two biggest egos and two most powerful men clashed Stephanie McMahon stepped in to forge an uneasy truce.  Meanwhile, with WWE Payback just around the corner, Paul Heyman was busy getting his latest client into a title match, Ryback and John Cena clashed one last time before their match for the WWE Championship, and the jostling between Randy Orton, Daniel Bryan, Kane and The Shield continued.